RE: Definition of terrorism
April 30, 2009 at 12:06 pm
(This post was last modified: April 30, 2009 at 12:53 pm by g-mark.)
Whatever the justification, it can still be called terrorism by definition. And now to be predictable I will add a dictionary definition.
terrorism -
ter⋅ror⋅ism
/ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ter-uh-riz-uhm] Show IPA
–noun
1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
Origin:
1785–95; terror + -ism
They used the A-Bomb to coerce Japan to surrender.
terrorism -
ter⋅ror⋅ism
/ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ter-uh-riz-uhm] Show IPA
–noun
1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
Origin:
1785–95; terror + -ism
They used the A-Bomb to coerce Japan to surrender.
